Family Medicine, Homeless Health

City/State:

Bronx, New York

Department:

DFSM - Administration

Work Days:

DAYS VARY

Scheduled Hours:

Day

Scheduled Daily Hours:

Hours Vary

RESIDENCY FACULTY – HOMELESS HEALTHCARE FACULTY CHAMPION
Job Description

Through a recently awarded HRSA Primary Care Training and Enhancement (PCTE) grant, the Department of Family and Social Medicine is expanding its homeless healthcare education programs. Working closely with the Director of Homeless Healthcare Curriculum and residency leadership, the Faculty Champion will serve as a key member of the educational leadership team, advancing the integration of homeless healthcare throughout the residency curriculum through innovative clinical, educational, and community-based initiatives. This position offers substantial opportunities for professional growth through the development of educational programming, community partnerships, learner mentorship, faculty development, and educational scholarship.

Goals
1.    To provide Family Medicine residents with outstanding clinical education and mentorship in homeless healthcare and community-based primary care through compassionate, evidence-based, patient-centered care.
2.    To strengthen residency education through innovative curriculum development, experiential learning, and interdisciplinary partnerships focused on the care of people experiencing homelessness and other medically underserved populations.
3.    To advance the Department of Family and Social Medicine's mission of health equity by integrating homeless healthcare, social medicine, and structural competency into residency education, clinical care, scholarship, and community engagement.
4.    To serve as a clinician educator and role model who demonstrates excellence in teaching, professionalism, interdisciplinary collaboration, and trauma-informed care while fostering resident growth and lifelong learning.

Faculty Activities will include but not be limited to:
•    Provide approximately four clinical sessions per week of direct patient care in supportive housing and other community-based homeless healthcare settings while supervising residents and learners in these environments.
•    Provide approximately 2 clinical sessions per week of direct patient care at either the Family Health Center or Williamsbridge Family Practice. 
•    Participate in a shared, home-based telephone call schedule to support continuity of care for established clinic patients. Call responsibilities are limited in frequency, shared among faculty, and do not require in-person coverage.
•    Provide one session per week of resident precepting within the Williamsbridge Family Practice Center, promoting high-quality ambulatory education and patient care.
•    Supervise resident clinical experiences in supportive housing and other non-traditional healthcare settings, providing direct observation, formative feedback, and individualized coaching.
•    Develop, implement, and evaluate educational experiences within the Montefiore-Einstein Family Medicine Residency Homeless Healthcare curriculum and the NYC Homeless Healthcare Fellowship.
•    Develop and deliver didactic sessions on topics relevant to the care of marginalized populations.
•    Mentor residents participating in the Homeless Healthcare Track and fellows enrolled in the NYC Homeless Healthcare Fellowship, supporting career development, scholarly activity, quality improvement initiatives, and professional growth.
•    Collaborate with behavioral health providers, social workers, legal partners, community-based organizations, and other interdisciplinary professionals to develop meaningful clinical and educational experiences for residents.
•    Participate in faculty development activities through the Clinician Educator Institute in Homeless Healthcare (CEIHH), while contributing to the development of faculty engaged in homeless healthcare education.
•    Participate in program evaluation, quality improvement initiatives, and educational scholarship designed to strengthen homeless healthcare education and improve learner outcomes.
•    Participate in residency educational conferences, faculty meetings, committee work, and other departmental activities as appropriate.
•    Serve as a role model for interdisciplinary collaboration, professionalism, cultural humility, and patient-centered care while fostering an inclusive learning environment.

Qualifications
•    MD or DO with board certification or board eligibility in Family Medicine.
•    Eligible for unrestricted licensure in New York State.
•    Demonstrated commitment to caring for medically underserved populations.
•    Experience or strong interest in homeless healthcare, supportive housing, addiction medicine, street medicine, social medicine, or community-based primary care.
•    Interest in graduate medical education, curriculum development, learner assessment, and faculty development.
•    Excellent interpersonal, teaching, organizational, and collaborative skills.
•    Commitment to interdisciplinary, team-based care and continuous quality improvement.

In addition to a generous salary of $200,000-210,000, we offer LTD, STD, paid malpractice, Dental, Health and Eye care among many more benefits. 
Interested applicants should send CV and cover letter to: John C. Pinto, Senior Recruiter [email protected]

Please Note: At the conclusion of the grant, or in the event of changes to grant funding, the Department will work collaboratively with the faculty member to identify opportunities for continued employment within the Department of Family and Social Medicine, which may include a combination of ambulatory clinical practice, teaching, and precepting activities.

Montefiore Medical System and The Albert Einstein College of Medicine are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information

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